for some reason when i am on cursor.com/dashboard my cpu (intel i7 14700kf) temp is increasing from 40 degrees (in a warm room) to 60 degrees and going from 1 to 2 % usage to 10% but only when i am on the dashboard overview very confused haha
Hey, thanks for the report. A bit of CPU usage with the dashboard tab open is normal since the page renders charts and fetches data in the background, but a jump to around 10% and +20°C seems higher than expected, so I’d like to reproduce it.
To narrow it down, can you share a couple of things?
- Your browser and version, plus your OS.
- Any extensions installed, especially ad blockers, crypto, or similar. Does it go away in incognito mode or in another browser?
- Does CPU drop if you minimize the window, switch the tab to the background, or scroll the charts out of view?
- Is hardware acceleration enabled in your browser?
With that info, it’ll be clearer whether this is the page itself or something in the browser environment. Let me know what you find.
Your browser and version, plus your OS.
Browser: Brave
Version: 1.92.139
20 degree increase
from 1-2% usage to 10-14%
from 35w to 80 - 90w
Browser: Chrome
Version: 150.0.7871.125
acting the same as brave
Browser: Firefox
Version: 152.0.6
not as bad
5 to 10 degree increase
from 1-2% usage to 5-7%
from 35w to 55w
Operating system: Windows 11 Pro
Version 10.0.26200 Build 26200
Any extensions installed, especially ad blockers, crypto, or similar. Does it go away in incognito mode or in another browser?
Brave:
-No extensions installed
-incognito mode (Private) no difference acting the same
Firefox:
-no extensions installed
-incognito mode (Private) no difference acting the same
Chrome:
-no extensions installed
-incognito mode (Private) no difference acting the same
Does CPU drop if you minimize the window, switch the tab to the background, or scroll the charts out of view?
CPU will drop if you change tabs or change page not all dashboard pages do it for example https://cursor.com/dashboard/usage will drop CPU back down
Yes - CPU Increases
No - CPU Stays low
Overview - Yes
Settings - No
Cloud Agents - No
Bug Bot - No
Security Agents - No
Approval Agents - No
Plugins - No
Integrations - No
API Keys - No
Shared Canvases - No
Members - No
Usage - No
Spending - Yes
Billing & Invoices - Yes
Refer Friends - No
Is hardware acceleration enabled in your browser?
I only have “use graphics acceleration when available” turned on, if I turn it off it makes it worse
Thanks, this is a really helpful test. A cross-browser check without extensions and in Incognito immediately rules out your environment, so it looks like the issue is on the pages themselves.
It’s especially telling that the load is isolated to Overview, Spending, and Billing & Invoices, while the rest of the dashboard stays normal. Also, the fact that turning off hardware acceleration makes it worse is a good hint on where to look.
I’ll try to reproduce this on our side and pass it to the engineers as a web performance issue. I can’t share an ETA for a fix yet, but I’ll post an update here as soon as I have one.
One quick question: does the load stay high even if you just leave the page open without doing anything, with no mouse hover or scrolling? I’m trying to understand if this is a constant background loop or if it’s triggered by interaction.
constant when on one of those pages are open with no hover or scrolling until you focus on a different window or minimise the window it will chill out if i have the page open in a tab and click another tab it will also chill out
Thanks, that completes the picture. A constant load with no hover or scrolling that only drops when the tab goes into the background points to a background loop on the pages themselves, not something triggered by interaction. Also, the fact that it’s specifically Overview, Spending, and Billing & Invoices, and that turning off hardware acceleration makes it worse, are good clues for where to look.